The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-07-16
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srsrE on LOUISIANA PARISH ON CAnaAsIEu,
I-9E IN KNOWN, THAT al This seventh day Of
- Jnne, In the year of our ord One Thousand
Eight Hundred and EightySevsn, aud Of tho In
dependence Of the United states Of America the
One Hundred and Eleventh, before me, Thomas
KleiHpeteT Notary Public duly commissioned
and sfaaliied for tho Parish OF Caloasiau State Of
Louisiana, and in the presence Of witnesses here
inaftef named and undersigned personally came
and appeared J AI3IsH ID " WATKINS. AI11NAN-
DER THOMSON SI3A MAN IA IdNAHP. WILL.
BUR j. PRl1SBY, FRANK II. BANKER and
WILLIAM nj. w HIVE who severailY declared
that awaiting themselves Of the general iaws Of
this State relative 70 the qrgAfina ton Of corpora
lions for Worl.s Of public Improvement etc, they
have formed themselves into, and do BY tlese
presents form themselves into aud constitute q
corporation with all the powers vested BY law 10
suell corporations aud DO by these presents COVE
mani and agree and bind themselves under the
following agreements and stipulati0ns which
they adopt as their charter, toyyits
ARTICLEL
Tho corporate name ar said comnluy l. hereby
deolaFeal u be the KANSAS CITY, WATKINS
AND GUILE RAILWAY COMPANY, and its
dOmieila shall be in the parrish Of CalGasieu
ARTIuLEIL
This company shall enjoy Succession and retain
its corporate existence for the period OF ninety.
nine la9D years from its formation, The President
OF tho company and in his absence the Secretary,
and in the absence Of hatlr0f tnDHe the Treasurer
is hereby aesignated as The officer on whom all
citations and other legal process shall be served
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device ~ tho Hoatll OF l3ifeebofR may sAeaciine-
ARTICLE III.
This corporation is established with the objects
aud purposes following, tO,git To construct.
build, and thereafter toOwn, maintain and use
a railroad upon such course and on such q route
and with slch tracts a. tie Board OF Directors
may deem proper aud eNpBdient, to run from N
point upon or adjacent TO the line OF the L0nisi
ana Western Railroad IN the parish Of Ualeasieu
and state Of Louisiana IN northerly direction
through the Western part 10 the North line Of the
operate such side-tFaeks, turn-Outs and branch
roads IN connection with said railroad as said
Board Of Directors may fix atlt 10 establish and
maintain 10 connection with said railroad all nee
essary freight and passenger depots and other
1 accessories.
| l2@ TO construct baild, and thereafter own,
maintain aud use a railroad upon such a course
/ and along spcl raute and with such tracks as
the Board Of Di8eetors Of said company may deem
proper and eNpedient, 10 run from q p02nt on OF
adjacent TO the Louisiana Western RAILROAD IN
the parish Of GaleRsieu, ms ROutheTly direction
through the parish Of Ualeasieu and Cameron,
such a distance and upon such y course as may be
liked BY said Beard 81 Directors, and 20 locate
4 construct maintain and use, ia connection with
/ said railroad all necessary freight nhd passenger
depots, and other accessories including such side
tracks, tuIn-outs and branches as SAID Board Of
directors anaS h2'
ARTICLE ~.
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fixed al FIVE Hon DOL IA KS Is5 O0O. 000j
to be represented by Fifty thousand shares Of One
Hundred Dollars tfl00l each five per cent TO l't
paid toT in cash at the tins Of subscription ant
the balance at such times and on such terms o.
the Board OF 1lFeebufs may itH. BOOKS OF SUD
sefipti8n shall he opened in the City Of LAX,
Charles as sGcn AS possible after the organization
Of the Board Of Directors and the liking Of t1'
the discretion Of said Board. A. soon as twouty
Thousand siales ait sunsetlVul L15 l btlJalns .
ny t, iiIi 5I ,,,i -. sl ~ .'
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Alltho corporate powers Of this company shal
he vested ~ Board of Directors composed o
seven Stockholders. JABEZ u, ATKINS, AbflN
!NbEE THOMSON. MILES j. DAFT, DAVID M
SPRASltE HENRY DICKINSON, hENBl Y. CHALK
LEY ana WILLIAM =. PATTERSON are hereby &c
eiAEad 70 b. tho hEst bUaTu OF directors VIII
shall hold their offices until January 10th; 1883
and until their Successors shall be duly eleete'
on The second Tuesday IN January, 1888 and q
the same DAY annually thereafter an election 10
the Board OF Directors shall be held atthe ot1e
Of tho company IN the CITY Of Lake Charles 81
directors aud 0faeels shall mold office for the Tern
OF ono year from the date OF Their election an
until their successors shall have been duly eleete
and quallped. hAeh share Of STOCK SHAH be gu
ttleu 10 one vote AMI the majority q the vote
cast, at al elections, shall elect. All election
shall be by ballot and a stOckh6liter must'vOt
his stock either IN person or by written proxy
Vacancies Occurring IN the BqaEd IN the interval
between elections shall be Tiled by the Board
ARTICLE vi
The Board Of Directors shall laye mower 1
make all necessary bylaws, Rules and Reguls
tons for the government OF the affairs and bus
ness Of the company, and 10 change the sam
when necessary. They shall annually elect On
Of the menbers of the Board to be President o
the corporation and another to be Niee-President
They shall also annually elect II Secretary and
Treasurer.
AEiLClsE VII
This charter may be altered and amended 0
this eoJp9ratjon diasol,red bC a vote mi tl,Te,
iourtbs IL I'M gtoelIolders present or TenTeseItq
al a meeting convened for that purpose. atfe
thirty days notice shell have been published IN
daily paDer m the t3ity OF Lake Charles and m
CompaDy he C0ng0lifiated with any gotheT raj
: way company m aoeordapee with tho geperg
laws OF tio State upon the aubieei Of tho gonsol
tation oil, railroad corDorafious, Az the tsTIninq
tion Of this charter, on on The dissolution OF Mn
corporation the affairs Of the company shall i
liquidatsd by three commissioners, who shall b
appointed by the stoekbolders from among thei
number If this charter expires by limitation